Hardwood Island
Interactive map of Hardwood Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Coordinates | 45°00′56″N 66°55′41″W / 45.01556°N 66.92806°W |
| Area | 45 to 50 acres (18 to 20 ha) |
| Highest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | West Isles Parish |
Hardwood Island (also titled Howard Island, possibly phonetic error) is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay. It is a bedrock-cored forested knoll, with a large beach that is moderately used for camping due to its nearness to the mainland. There is a peat deposit on the eastern beach.
The recovery of arrowheads suggest it may have been inhabited or visited by Passamaquoddy natives.
A 1796 deed shows Thomas Pendleton purchased "Hardwood Island" from Thomas Doyle for £150, which is presumed to reference Pendleton's Island rather than this currently-named Hardwood Island.
As Warren Hatheway was unsuccessful in his bid to be granted Bar Island off the northern shore of Deer Island against the wishes of Thomas Farrell, between 1810-1817 he was awarded a grant of six small nearby islets including Hardwood, Simpson Island and Fish Island.
It was recommended for ecological preservation in 1975 due to a dense avian population including nesting Great Blue Herons, ospreys, eider ducks and herring gulls.
Today it is privately owned with a residence and barn.